This is the 13th album from the US death metallers Deicide.
After 2018’s Overtures of Blasphemy the mighty Deicide now return with 39 minutes of new material on Banished by Sin. It may have been some time since Overtures of Blasphemy, but I haven’t been disappointed by this new one. Continue reading “Deicide – Banished by Sin (Review)”
Necrot are a death metal band from the US and this is their third album.
2020’s Mortal was an enjoyable slab of old-school death metal carnage, and now Necrot are back to reap more limbs with the 40-minute Lifeless Birth. It’s a step up a level for Necrot, one you must listen to if you’re a fan of bands such as Gatecreeper, Bolt Thrower, Undeath, Incantation, Blood Red Throne, Autopsy, Grave, Tomb Mold, Outer Heaven, Genocide Pact, etc. Continue reading “Necrot – Lifeless Birth (Review)”
I’ve been listening to both Marduk and Origin for a long, long, long time, but have never seen either of them. Imagine my surprise and excitement then when I saw this show appear on my radar. Scrumptious stuff indeed. Continue reading “Marduk/Origin/Doodswens – Club Academy, Manchester – 16/04/24 (Live Review)”
This is the debut album from German death metallers Mære.
Featuring ex-members of Ingurgitating Oblivion, …And the Universe Keeps Silent contains 37 minutes of lightless dissonant death metal. The promo blurb mentions bands like Gorguts, Incantation, Morbid Angel, Immolation, Replicant, Phobocosm, and Saevus Finis, so this will give you a good idea of where Mære are coming from. Continue reading “Mære – …And the Universe Keeps Silent (Review)”
Uttertomb are a death metal band from Chile and this is their debut album.
Nebulas of Self-Desecration contains 43 minutes of morbid death metal darkness. Manifesting as ancient death metal with a serving of doom horror, if you think of a mix of bands such as Autopsy, Incantation, and Immolation, you’ll have a decent starting point for Uttertomb’s output. Continue reading “Uttertomb – Nebulas of Self-Desecration (Review)”
This is the second album from Canadian death metal band Atræ Bilis.
Following on from 2021’s Apexapien, Atræ Bilis have now returned with 40 minutes of new material. As enjoyable as that record was, Aumicide is something else. Continue reading “Atræ Bilis – Aumicide (Review)”
Nuclear Tomb are a death/thrash metal band from the US and this is their debut album.
Nuclear Tomb play an intriguing mix of death and thrash metal that combines a ferocious attack with progressive wanderings and idiosyncratic layers. Exploding across 33 minutes, Terror Labyrinthian impresses with its ambition, scope, and beating heart of passionate steel. Continue reading “Nuclear Tomb – Terror Labyrinthian (Review)”
This is the debut album from Slug Gore, an Italian grindcore band.
Fusing together death metal and grindcore into a gross deathgrind brew that stinks to high heaven, Slug Gore deliver 18 minutes of disgusting fight music on their debut album. Prepare yourself, as it’s about to get messy. Continue reading “Slug Gore – They Slime! They Ooze! They Kill! (Review)”
This is the second album from US death metal band Veriteras.
Veriteras play melodic black/death metal inspired by the old-school Scandinavian scene of the 90s. The Dark Horizon is a 31-minute homage to this era, and boy does it get a lot right. Continue reading “Veriteras – The Dark Horizon (Review)”
Rituals of the Dead Hand are a Belgian black metal band and this is their third album.
Rituals of the Dead Hand contain two members of Hemelbestormer, and bring us a blackened concoction that contains death and doom metal influences spread across 40 minutes. Continue reading “Rituals of the Dead Hand – The Wretched and the Vile (Review)”
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